Knee protector



Feb. 3, 1925- 1,525,298

'r. J. HARTMAN KNEE PROTECTOR Filed Feb. 13, 1924 Patented Feb. 3, 1925.

UNITED STATES THOMAS J. HARTMAN,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

KNEE PROTECTOR.

Application filed February 13, 1924. Serial No. 692,461.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS J HARTMAN,

a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of Chicago,county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Knee Protectors, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to knee protectors, and has for its object toprovide cushioning means for effectively covering the knee and means forconveniently mounting it in position on the knee.

In the protectors of this type which are on the market cushioning orprotecting elements are generally mounted in separate parts on anelastic band or means with which the protector is mounted on the knee,and as this elastic fastening means is apt to spread or stretch, thecushioning elements or strips are thereby apt to separate, thusproducing unprotected spaces and rendering such protector defective inthis respect. It is my object and purpose to provide a protector whichovercomes this defect, and in such protector I use a single continuouscovering member or pad placeable over the knee and which is made ofcushioning material but will not stretch or separate longitudinally orlaterally upon the knee, and to provide additional cushioning means, inplace of the usual cushioning strips on the outside thereof; andfurthermore to provide flexible means at opposite parts of saidcushioning pad and spaced apart thereon with which the protector is heldproperly in position on the knee.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawing, forming a part of this specification, and in which Fig. 1 is aside view showing my invention mounted in position on the knee;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the protector;

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section of the protector taken on line 3-3 ofFig. 2, and

between them Fig. 4 is a cross section of the fastening means, taken online 14 of Fig. 3.

The preferred form of construction comprises a cushioning means or pad 6constructed of cushioning material, padded felt or the like, andadditional cushioning means 7, preferably made of felt and in a numberof strips extending forward from the pad, and arranged spirally asshown, said spiral strips 7 being fastened on the body with stitching 8or the like and having its coils slightly separated to provide narrowspaces 9 to readily allow spreading of the said strip.

Means is provided for mounting the band on the knee, and preferably inthe form of an upper member 10 and a lower member 10 fastened to theupper and lower sides of said pad, as by the means of stitching 11, saidfastening means being preferably in the form of elastic annular bandsfor conveniently mounting the protector on the knee, and said bandsbeing spaced apart to separately engage the upper and lower part of theleg, adjacent the knee, and to permit free movement thereof at the knee.

This form of pad provides effective and positive cushioning means overthe entire knee, and" means thereon for conveniently fastening theprotector on the knee, especially adapting it for athletic use.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carry ing my invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but

desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as comewithin the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is;

1. A knee protector comprising a pad of felt for covering the knee, aspiral ridge of felt fastened to the outer side thereof, and annularelastic bands secured to the upper and the lower parts of said pad andbeing spaced apart for engaging the upper and lower parts of the legadjacent the knee.

2. A knee protector comprising a pad of In testimony whereof I havesigned my felt for covering the knee, a spiral ridge of name to thisspecification in the presence of 10 felt fastened to the outer sidethereof, and two subscribing Witnesses.

a pair of cylindrical elastic bands each 5 stitched With one of itsedges to an edge THOMAS J. HARTMAN.

of said pad, said bands beingspae-e-(Lapart, Witnesses for engagingxtheupper and lower; parts-ofv MYRTLE GASPERSEN, the leg adjacent the knee.ANNA BECK.

